Gary Neville and Paul Scholes disagree on Ruud van Nistelrooy debate at Manchester United

Former Manchester United duo Gary Neville and Paul Scholes admitted they disagreed over Ruud van Nistelrooy's suitability to the club's style of play during his time at Old Trafford.

The Dutchman, who is now in charge of Eredivisie outfit PSV Eindhoven, spent five successful years at Old Trafford, scoring a very impressive 150 goals in 219 appearances. He also helped the club win four major trophies, including one Premier League title.

Van Nistelrooy left United back in 2006 to join Real Madrid, but established himself as a firm fans' favourite and one of the best finishers in the club's history. However, the curtain came down on his United career when former manager Sir Alex Ferguson chose to alter the style of play, switching to a system that focused on playing on the counter-attack.

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For Neville, who played alongside Van Nistelrooy throughout his time at United, it was the correct decision by Ferguson to move to that style, opening the door on the likes of Wayne Rooney and later Carlos Tevez. While he accepted the former United manager's thinking, however, he did enjoy playing with the Dutchman.

"We argue about this," Neville told The Overlap, speaking to Scholes. "I love Ruud, we both love Ruud, I do, but I say Manchester United needed counter-attacking players, we needed power and pace when we had, like, [Dwight] Yorke and [Andy] Cole, or Rooney and Tevez, those types of power players that ran the channels and they were pressing.

"We were very different with Ruud, but you liked that period with Ruud, didn't you."

Scholes replied: "I loved playing with Ruud because I knew what he wanted without speaking to him, if you know what I mean. I